M (messier) catalog (continued) – Meade Instruments LX200 Classic User Manual
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M (Messier) Catalog (continued)
M#
RA
DEC
SIZE
MAG
TYPE & DESCRIPTION
ALT NAME
Q TAGS
COMMON NAME/COMMENTS
M 61
12 22.0
+04 28
360
9.7
GALAXY Sc I 2-SYS
UGC 7420
D A ST
M61 6.0x5.5 Face-On
M 62
17 01.3
-30 07
846
6.6v
GLOB CLUS OBLATE
CNGC 6266
D 2 ST
M62 Non-symmetrical
M 63
13 15.8
+42 02
738
8.6
GALAXY Sb+ II
UGC 8334
C 5 ST
M63 12.3x7.6 Sunflower Gal
M 64
12 56.7
+21 41
558
8.5
GALAXY Sb-
UGC 8062
C 5 ST
M64 9.3x5.4 Black Eye Gal
M 65
11 18.9
+13 05
600
9.3
GALAXY Sb II:
UGC 6328
C 5 ST
M65 10.0x3.3 Near M66
M 66
11 20.2
+12 59
522
9.0
GALAXY Sb+ II:
UGC 6346
C 5 ST
M66 8.7x4.4 Near M65
M 67
08 51.1
+11 49
1800
6.9v
OPEN CLUS sp=F2
CNGC 2682
D 1 ST
M67 Very old 2700ly
M 68
12 39.4
-26 46
720
8.2v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 4590
D 2 ST
M68
M 69
18 31.4
-32 21
426
7.7v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6637
D 2 ST
M69
M 70
18 43.2
-32 18
468
8.1v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6681
D 2 ST
M70
M 71
19 53.7
+18 47
432
8.3v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6838
D 2 ST
M71
M 72
20 53.5
-12 33
354
9.4v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6981
D 2 ST
M72
M 73
20 59.0
-12 37
168
8.9p
OPEN CLUS
CNGC 6994
D 1 ST
M73
M 74
01 36.7
+15 47
612
9.2
GALAXY Sc I
UGC 1149
D 5 ST
M74 10.2x9.5
M 75
20 06.2
-21 55
360
8.6v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6864
D 2 ST
M75
M 76
01 42.0
+51 34
290
12.2
PLAN NEB PART OF 0651
CNGC 0650
C 4 ST
M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula
M 77
02 42.7
-00 01
414
8.8
GALAXY Sbp SEYFERT
UGC 2188
D 5 ST
M77 6.9x5.9 Seyfert Galaxy
M 78
05 46.8
+00 03
480
11.3
DIFF RNEB
CNGC 2068
C 3 ST
M78 Blue 1500ly
M 79
05 24.2
-24 31
522
8.0v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 1904
D 2 ST
M79
M 80
16 17.1
-23 00
534
7.2v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6093
D 2 ST
M80
M 81
09 55.7
+69 04
1542
6.9
GALAXY Sb I-II
CNGC 3031
C 5 ST
M81 25.7x14.1 Near M82
M 82
09 55.9
+69 41
672
8.4
GALAXY P EDGE-ON
UGC 5322
C 5 ST
M82 11.2x4.6 Exploding
M 83
13 37.1
-29 51
672
8.2
GALAXY Sc I-II FACE-ON
CNGC 5236
B 5 ST
M83 11.2x10.2
M 84
12 25.1
+12 53
300
9.3
GALAXY E1
UGC 7494
C 5 ST
M84 5.0x4.4 Near M86
M 85
12 25.5
+18 11
426
9.2
GALAXY Ep 2-SYS
UGC 7508
C A ST
M85 7.1x5.2
M 86
12 26.3
+12 56
444
9.2
GALAXY E3
UGC 7532
C 5 ST
M86 7.4x5.5
M 87
12 30.9
+12 23
432
8.6
GALAXY E1 + E0 2-SYS
UGC 7654
D A ST
M87 7.2x6.8 + CNGC 4471
M 88
12 32.1
+14 25
414
9.5
GALAXY Sb+ I MULTI-ARM
UGC 7675
D 5 ST
M88 6.9x3.9
M 89
12 35.7
+12 33
252
9.8
GALAXY E0
UGC 7760
D 5 ST
M89 4.2x4.2
M 90
12 36.9
+13 09
570
9.5
GALAXY Sb+
UGC 7786
C 5 ST
M90 9.5x4.7
M 91
12 35.5
+14 29
324
10.2
GALAXY SBb + Sc 2-SYS
UGC 7753
D A ST
M91 5.4x4.4 Near CNGC 4571
M 92
17 17.2
+43 09
672
6.5v
GLOB CLUS sp=F1
CNGC 6341
D 2 ST
M92 X-Ray Source 26kly
M 93
07 44.6
-23 52
1320
6.2v
OPEN CLUS + DNEB
CNGC 2447
D 6 ST
M93 Includes dark nebula
M 94
12 50.9
+41 08
660
8.2
GALAXY Sb-p II:
UGC 7996
C 5 ST
M94 11.0x9.1
M 95
10 43.9
+11 42
444
9.7
GALAXY S(B)b II
UGC 5850
C 5 ST
M95 7.4x5.1 Near M96
M 96
10 46.7
+11 49
426
9.2
GALAXY Sbp
UGC 5882
C 5 ST
M96 7.1x5.1 Near M95
M 97
11 14.8
+55 02
194
12.0p
PLAN NEB
CNGC 3587
C 4 ST
M97 Owl Nebula 12kly
M 98
12 13.9
+14 54
570
10.1
GALAXY Sb I-II: 3-SYS
UGC 7231
D A ST
M98 9.5x3.2
M 99
12 18.9
+14 25
324
9.8
GALAXY Sc I NEAR FACE-ON UGC 7345
D 5 ST
M99 5.4x4.8
M100
12 23.0
+15 49
414
9.4
GALAXY Sc I FACE-ON
UGC 7450
D 5 ST
M100 6.9x6.2 Brite Nucleus
M101
14 03.3
+54 21
1614
7.7
GALAXY Sc I FACE-ON
UGC 8981
C 5 S
M101 26.9x26.3 Pinwheel
M102
15 06.5
+55 45
312
10.0
GALAXY E6p 2-SYS
UGC 9723
D A ST
M102 5.2x2.3
M103
01 33.3
+60 43
360
7.4v
OPEN CLUS
CNGC 0581
D 1 ST
M103
M104
12 39.9
-11 38
534
8.3
GALAXY Sb-
CNGC 4594
C 5 ST
M104 8.9x4.1 “Sombrero”
M105
10 47.8
+12 35
270
9.3
GALAXY E1 2-SYS
UGC 5902
C A ST
M105 4.5x4.0
M106
12 19.0
+47 18
1092
8.3
GALAXY Sb+p
UGC 7353
C 5 ST
M106 18.2x7.9
M107
16 32.5
-13 02
600
8.1v
GLOB CLUS
CNGC 6171
D 2 ST
M107
M108
11 11.6
+55 41
498
10.1
GALAXY Sc NEAR EDGE-ON
UGC 6225
C 5 ST
M108 8.3x2.5 Near M97
M109
11 57.6
+53 22
456
9.8
GALAXY S(B)b+ I
UGC 6937
D 5 ST
M109 7.6x4.9
M110
00 40.4
+41 42
1044
8.0
GALAXY E6:
UGC 426
C 5 ST
M110 Comp of M31 17.4x9.8